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Rubella Virus Genotype 1E in Travelers Returning to Japan from Indonesia, 2017.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2018
Kanbayashi Daiki, Kurata Takako, Nishino Yuka, Orii Fumi, Takii Yuki, Kinoshita Masaru, Ohara Toshitake, Motomura Kazushi, Yumisashi Takahiro
Abstract excerpt
Although rubella is epidemic in Indonesia, the phylogenetic profile of circulating rubella virus strains has not been clarified. In 2017, rubella virus was detected in 2 travelers who returned from Indonesia to Japan. These strains were classified into genotype 1E lineage 2, which may be an indigenous strain in Indonesia.
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